Lead Jig & Fixture Technician — Precision Assembly Leader

Red Bull Technology Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Free daily food allowance

And many more!

Job summary

Red Bull Technology is seeking a hands-on Lead Manufacturing Assembly Technician in Milton Keynes to lead jig management and oversee the build, inspection, and support of jigs, fixtures, and tooling. You will interpret drawings, drive quality, and mentor technicians in a high-performance environment.

You will coordinate daily activities, address issues quickly, and contribute to continuous improvement while maintaining safety and delivery standards in a fast-paced engineering setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in mechanical assembly, jig build, tooling, or fixture manufacture.
• Ability to interpret and work from engineering drawings, specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Strong practical problem-solving skills to identify and resolve manufacturing, tooling, and quality issues.
• Experience working to demanding production schedules while maintaining excellent quality and safety standards.
• Previous experience in a lead technician, senior technician, team leader, or supervisory capacity is advantageous.
• Knowledge of jig and fixture inspection, dimensional verification, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or high-performance manufacturing environments would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership within Jig Management, setting high standards for build quality, inspection discipline, safe working practices, professionalism, and delivery performance.
• Build, inspect, rework, and support jigs, fixtures, tooling, and assembly support items to the required quality and delivery standards.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, build requirements, and inspection criteria to ensure work is completed right first time.
• Coordinate daily jig build, inspection, repair, and support activities in line with Production Control priorities and manufacturing programme requirements.
• Identify, investigate, contain, and escalation jig, fixture, and tooling issues, helping to resolve problems quickly and prevent recurrence.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance, coaching, and support to technicians, helping develop team capability and maintain high-performance standards.
• Contribute to Continuous Improvement activity, identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, efficiency, and waste reduction.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Jig build

Fixture manufacture

Tooling

Engineering drawings

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Problem solving

Lead technician experience

Job description

Red Bull Technology is seeking a hands-on Lead Manufacturing Assembly Technician in Milton Keynes to lead jig management and oversee the build, inspection, and support of jigs, fixtures, and tooling. You will interpret drawings, drive quality, and mentor technicians in a high-performance environment.

You will coordinate daily activities, address issues quickly, and contribute to continuous improvement while maintaining safety and delivery standards in a fast-paced engineering setting.